Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws

An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for ChildrenThe second book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases is a gripping account of an escape from Alcatraz, the infamous island prison.

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X marks the spot for danger, discovery, and unforgettable adventure.

This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand's leading children's writer and illustrated by one of Japan's foremost children's illustrators.

Aron Ralston went for a normal hike on a normal day.

The sun, furnaces, and ovens all make heat.

Did you know that the sun is actually a star?

In wartime, unbreakable codes help armies win battles.

Do you ever wonder what makes a star shine?

Explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew hoped to be first to cross Antarctica from sea to sea, until their ship became trapped in the ice and began to sink.

You probably know that electricity powers your computer and other electronics.

Explore the fascinating universe we live in.

Did ninja really use shuriken, or throwing stars?

Why does the moon come out at night?

Solids, liquids, and gases are the three states of matter.

Surfer Bethany Hamilton paddled out into the ocean for a early morning session with friends.

Make a robot from a toothbrush, send Morse code messages by telegraph, and create your own lightning!

Dive into the secret history of .

People, animals, machines, and wind all make sounds.

You know that magnets hold pictures on a refrigerator.

Sometimes, the best hiding place is right in plain sight.

Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago.

On a rainy spring night in 1777, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington and her horse raced through the woods.

Electricity powers lights, computers, and television sets.

During World War II, Louis Zamperini survived a plane crash, 46 days stranded on a life raft at sea, and two years in a prisoner-of-war camp.

Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago.

Most people imagine ninja as figures clothed in black, scaling a castle wall for a covert mission.

From cyber worlds to nano-technology, discover an array of always-changing technologies.

In the South Pacific in 1944 and 1945, military battles raged between the United States and Japan.

The Apollo 13 mission began smoothly.

From cyber worlds to nano-technology, discover an array of always-changing technologies.

The sun, lightbulbs, and flickering fires all bring light to our world.

Imagine having the superpower to control things with your mind.

Have you ever tried to invent something?

Computers and the internet forever changed how we communicate messages and other information.

Imagine having a job that has been around for thousands of years.

From social media to virtual reality, modern technology has caused big changes in entertainment.

In 1912, more than 2,200 people sailed aboard the maiden voyage of the Titanic.

This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand's leading children's writer and illustrated by one of Japan's foremost children's illustrators.

Nightweaver is a New York Times bestseller!

A captivating and swashbuckling romantasy for fans of DAUGHTER OF THE PIRATE KING and TO KILL A KINGDOM.

Go on a sleuthing adventure with Jen and her bestie Kim as they spy on their mysterious neighbor from their treehouse lookout.

Red is a shelter cat adopted by the Gioppolo family.

En una remota isla, perdida en el inmenso océano, viven las Majestuosas.

Go on a sleuthing adventure with Jen and her bestie Kim as they spy on their mysterious neighbor from their treehouse lookout.

En esta nueva aventura que viven nuestros protagonistas, la india Lucy se muestra algo ausente, detalle que preocupa al pequeño pirata Paul y su perro Bula, quienes conocerán a Clara, a través de lo que su amiga Lucy les cuenta sobre ella.

Set in the shadows of the Spanish Inquisition, this is the coming-of-age story of Jose Alfaro, a young refugee who forms a powerful bond with the mysterious Pirate Captain Toledano.

A young boy discovers an erudite, poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home.

Can YOU help her find the missing puppy?